SPYWARE: A GROWING EPIDEMIC
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Introduction.. PAGEREF _Toc128224469 \h 6 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400360039000000

PART 1: WHAT IS SPYWARE?. PAGEREF _Toc128224470 \h 9 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400370030000000

1.1      Where Did Spyware Begin?. PAGEREF _Toc128224471 \h 10 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400370031000000

1.2      Different Types of Spyware.. PAGEREF _Toc128224472 \h 10 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400370032000000

1.2.1      System Monitors. PAGEREF _Toc128224473 \h 10 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400370033000000

1.2.2      Trojans. PAGEREF _Toc128224474 \h 11 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400370034000000

1.2.3     Cookies. PAGEREF _Toc128224475 \h 11 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400370035000000

1.2.4     Adware.. PAGEREF _Toc128224476 \h 12 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400370036000000

1.2.5     Backdoor Santas. PAGEREF _Toc128224477 \h 12 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400370037000000

1.2.6     Stalking Horses. PAGEREF _Toc128224478 \h 13 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400370038000000

1.2.7     Browser Hijackers. PAGEREF _Toc128224479 \h 13 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400370039000000

1.2.8      Dialers. PAGEREF _Toc128224480 \h 13 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400380030000000

1.2.9      Commercial Spyware.. PAGEREF _Toc128224481 \h 13 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400380031000000

1.2.10       Keyloggers. PAGEREF _Toc128224482 \h 14 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400380032000000

1.2.11       Phishing.. PAGEREF _Toc128224483 \h 14 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400380033000000

1.3      Difference Between Spyware and Adware.. PAGEREF _Toc128224484 \h 15 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400380034000000

1.4      Spyware versus computer virus. PAGEREF _Toc128224485 \h 16 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400380035000000

1.5      Signs of Spyware infection.. PAGEREF _Toc128224486 \h 17 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400380036000000

PART 2 – HOW SPYWARE INFECTS YOUR COMPUTER.. PAGEREF _Toc128224487 \h 19 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400380037000000

2.1     Spyware, Hijackers, and Dialers. PAGEREF _Toc128224488 \h 20 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400380038000000

2.1.1     Improper Security Settings. PAGEREF _Toc128224489 \h 21 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400380039000000

2.1.2     Pop-up Scams. PAGEREF _Toc128224490 \h 21 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400390030000000

2.1.3     Involuntary Download.. PAGEREF _Toc128224491 \h 22 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400390031000000

2.1.4     Viruses and worms. PAGEREF _Toc128224492 \h 23 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400390032000000

2.1.5      Browser Helper Objects. PAGEREF _Toc128224493 \h 23 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400390033000000

2.1.6     False Error Messages. PAGEREF _Toc128224494 \h 24 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400390034000000

2.1.7     Hidden In The Software License Agreements. PAGEREF _Toc128224495 \h 24 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400390035000000

2.2     ActiveX: Automatic downloads. PAGEREF _Toc128224496 \h 26 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400390036000000

2.3     File Sharing Networks. PAGEREF _Toc128224497 \h 27 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400390037000000

2.4      Downloading Dangers. PAGEREF _Toc128224498 \h 28 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400390038000000

2.5     Spyware and Your Registry.. PAGEREF _Toc128224499 \h 29 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003400390039000000

PART 3 – REMOVING SPYWARE.. PAGEREF _Toc128224500 \h 33 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500300030000000

3.1     Criteria for picking a good spyware remover. PAGEREF _Toc128224501 \h 33 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500300031000000

3.2      No Single Tool Can Prevent Everything.. PAGEREF _Toc128224502 \h 35 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500300032000000

3.2.1     Free Spyware removers. PAGEREF _Toc128224503 \h 36 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500300033000000

3.2.2      Paid spyware removers. PAGEREF _Toc128224504 \h 36 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500300034000000

3.2.3      False Positives. PAGEREF _Toc128224505 \h 37 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500300035000000

3.3      Create System Restore Point. PAGEREF _Toc128224506 \h 38 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500300036000000

3.4     Antivirus Protection and Firewalls. PAGEREF _Toc128224507 \h 43 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500300037000000

3.5     Running Spyware Scan Boot in Safe Mode.. PAGEREF _Toc128224508 \h 44 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500300038000000

3.6     Scanning: Step by Step.. PAGEREF _Toc128224509 \h 46 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500300039000000

3.6.1      Adaware tutorial PAGEREF _Toc128224510 \h 46 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500310030000000

3.6.2     Spybot tutorial PAGEREF _Toc128224511 \h 48 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500310031000000

3.6.3     Microsoft Anti Spyware tutorial PAGEREF _Toc128224512 \h 49 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500310032000000

3.6.4     Add/Remove Programs. PAGEREF _Toc128224513 \h 51 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500310033000000

3.6.5     Windows Task Manager. PAGEREF _Toc128224514 \h 53 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500310034000000

3.7     Spyware Removal Problems. PAGEREF _Toc128224515 \h 55 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500310035000000

3.8      Log File Analysis. PAGEREF _Toc128224516 \h 58 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500310036000000

 

PART 4 - ESSENTIAL SOFTWARE.. PAGEREF _Toc128224517 \h 60 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500310037000000

Spyware Detector

Norton Internet Security.. PAGEREF _Toc128224518 \h 61 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500310038000000

Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta). PAGEREF _Toc128224519 \h 61 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500310039000000

SpyBot S&D (freeware). PAGEREF _Toc128224520 \h 61 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500320030000000

Ad-aware.. PAGEREF _Toc128224521 \h 62 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500320031000000

Geek Superhero.. PAGEREF _Toc128224522 \h 63 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500320032000000

Spy Sweeper. PAGEREF _Toc128224523 \h 63 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500320033000000

PestPatrol PAGEREF _Toc128224524 \h 64 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500320034000000

HiJack This. PAGEREF _Toc128224525 \h 64 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500320035000000

StartUpList. PAGEREF _Toc128224526 \h 64 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500320036000000

Trend Micro Anti-Spyware.. PAGEREF _Toc128224527 \h 65 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500320037000000

Yahoo Anti-Spy Toolbar. PAGEREF _Toc128224536 \h 68 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500330036000000

 

PART 5 – EXPERT SUPPORT.. PAGEREF _Toc128224537 \h 70 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500330037000000

5.1      Resolving Problems. PAGEREF _Toc128224538 \h 70 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500330038000000

5.2      Support Forums. PAGEREF _Toc128224539 \h 71 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500330039000000

5.3      Run Hijack This. PAGEREF _Toc128224540 \h 72 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500340030000000

5.4     Analyzing Your Hijack This logs. PAGEREF _Toc128224541 \h 74 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500340031000000

 

PART 6 – PREVENTING SPYWARE INFECTIONS.. PAGEREF _Toc128224542 \h 76 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500340032000000

6.1      Better Safe Surfing Than Sorrry.. PAGEREF _Toc128224543 \h 76 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500340033000000

6.2     Tools. PAGEREF _Toc128224544 \h 78 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500340034000000

6.2.1     SpywareBlaster. PAGEREF _Toc128224545 \h 78 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500340035000000

6.2.2     Win Patrol PAGEREF _Toc128224546 \h 83 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500340036000000

6.2.3     Script Defender. PAGEREF _Toc128224547 \h 83 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500340037000000

6.3     How to run windows system update.. PAGEREF _Toc128224548 \h 84 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500340038000000

6.4     Securing Internet Explorer. PAGEREF _Toc128224549 \h 86 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500340039000000

6.5      Securing Windows Media Player. PAGEREF _Toc128224550 \h 89 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500350030000000

6.6      Preventing Future Spyware Infections. PAGEREF _Toc128224551 \h 91 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500350031000000

 

PART 7 – THE FUTURE OF SPYWARE.. PAGEREF _Toc128224552 \h 93 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500350032000000

7.1     Big Business. PAGEREF _Toc128224553 \h 93 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500350033000000

7.2      The Problems With Fighting Spyware.. PAGEREF _Toc128224554 \h 95 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500350034000000

7.3     Spyware Laws and Legislation.. PAGEREF _Toc128224555 \h 96 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500350035000000

 

CONCLUSION.. PAGEREF _Toc128224556 \h 98 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500350036000000

 

PART 8 - LINKS TO RESOURCES.. PAGEREF _Toc128224557 \h 100 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500350037000000

 

 

GLOSSARY.. PAGEREF _Toc128224558 \h 104 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000E0000005F0054006F0063003100320038003200320034003500350038000000

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